Kids Empire Manville

If you’ve got kids anywhere between crawling age and 12, this place gets a lot of use in the colder months. The main draw is a big climbing structure with slides and a maze built in — the kind of thing where you lose track of your kid for a solid 20 minutes while they figure out the layout. It’s all enclosed, which takes a lot of the stress out of it, and the sightlines are good enough that you can actually sit on a bench and breathe. The staff here are genuinely friendly, not just going-through-the-motions friendly, and the whole facility is kept noticeably clean. Birthday party setup is popular here too, so book ahead if that’s on your radar.